Mexican Street Corn Chicken Salad combines tender chicken, smoky corn, and creamy avocado—all tossed in an incredible creamy dressing.
Author’s Notes
If You Love Street Corn, This One’s for You
I love Mexican Street Corn flavors—whether it’s in pasta salad, sweet potatoes, or corn chowder, I’m all in. Today, I’m bringing those flavors to chicken salad. And I never say no to a chicken salad sandwich—especially one packed with street corn flavor!
This Mexican Street Corn Chicken Salad is loaded with flavor and texture—from charred corn and creamy avocado to the chili-lime dressing that ties it all together.
I hope you love this one!
Mexican Street Corn Chicken Salad Dressing
- Mayo: Use good quality, full-fat mayo like Hellman’s or Best Foods.
- Lime: If you use citrus often, having a good citrus juicer and mini grater is really nice!
- Spices: Add chili powder, paprika, and ground cumin for a delicious smoky flavor.
- Hot sauce: Adjust the amount to your spice tolerance.
Salad Ingredients
The full Mexican Street Corn Chicken Salad recipe is below, but here are some tips:
- Chicken: Use rotisserie or grilled taco chicken—both work great.
- Avocado: Ripe is key—it should feel like the tip of your nose when gently pressed.
- Fresh herbs: Not into cilantro? Use more green onions.
- Jalapeño: Wear gloves, remove seeds and ribs, and chop. Skip for less heat!
- Red bell pepper: Swap with an orange or yellow pepper if you’d like.
How to Serve Mexican Street Corn Chicken Salad
- Croissants: My favorite—add lettuce and pile on the chicken salad.
- Toasted Bread: Spoon onto your favorite toasted bread.
- Tostada: Spread guac on a crispy shell, then add the salad—my kids love this.
- With Chips: Serve in a bowl with corn chips for crunch.
- Over Greens: Load the chicken salad on top of a bed of greens.
Variations
Change Up Your Mexican Street Corn Chicken Salad
- Make it spicier: Add extra jalapeños or 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper.
- Add sweetness: Stir in diced mango or pineapple.
- Tex-Mex style: Mix in black beans and chopped cherry tomatoes.
- Southwest version: Add roasted red peppers and black beans.
- Smoky flavor: Toss in some crispy bacon.
Storage
How To Store And Keep Leftovers
- How to Store It: Without avocado, this salad lasts 3–4 days in in the fridge.
- Leftovers: If you’re saving extras, keep the avocado separate or leave it out.
- Avocado Tip: Cut the avocado right before eating—once chopped, it browns fast.
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Mexican Street Corn Chicken Salad
Mexican Street Corn Chicken Salad brings together tender chicken, smoky corn, creamy avocado, and crunchy peppers in a zesty chili-lime dressing. So good!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cups frozen corn or fresh corn, see note 1
- 3 cups diced rotisserie chicken
- 1 large red bell pepper finely diced
- 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro see note 2
- 1/4 cup green onions
- 1 tablespoon finely diced jalapeño optional
- 1 large ripe avocado diced, see note 3
Instructions
- In a large pan, melt the butter over high heat. Add the corn and cook for 6–10 minutes, stirring occasionally until nicely browned. Season with salt (I add 1/2 teaspoon). Transfer corn to a large bowl and cool completely.
- Add all the salad ingredients and dressing ingredients to a large bowl. Add 1/4 teaspoon lime zest and 3 tablespoons lime juice. Season with salt (I add 1/4 teaspoon) and pepper (I add 1/8 teaspoon). Gently stir until well combined and serve immediately.
- Serving: See note 5.
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Recipe Notes
Note 1: If using fresh corn, cut kernels off the cob and measure.
Note 2: If you don’t like either cilantro or green onions, leave it out. Measure 1/4 cup after chopping/slicing.
Note 3: Ensure the avocado is ripe. Add it last to keep it from browning.
Note 4: Use good quality, full-fat mayo. I recommend Hellman’s/Best Foods.
Note 5: Serving Suggestions:
- Use some Cotija cheese!
- Croissants: Serve on big, buttery croissant rolls with lettuce.
- Toasted Bread: Use hearty whole wheat bread.
- Tostada: Top tostada shells with guacamole and the chicken salad.
- Chips: Serve with corn chips in a big bowl.
- Wrap: Fold it up in a tortilla with some lettuce!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 288kcal | Carbohydrates: 23.4g | Protein: 12.9g | Fat: 23.3g | Cholesterol: 55.6mg | Sodium: 99.6mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7.7g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
For Chelsea: I appreciate the nutritional information, especially calorie count. However stating the count for one serving, without knowing the number of servings per recipe, leaves a person without calorie information needed. Thanks! Please add this information! (And I Love your recipes!)
Hey Susan, thanks so much for reaching out! The serving size is listed at the top of the recipe card, and the calorie information is further down so you can get a quick idea of the recipe’s yield. Hope this helps!
Loved it. Used a “fold it”. Had to add extra sauce my first attempt was dry, added extra sriracha on mine. Yum
Yum! So glad you enjoyed! Thanks Kathy! 🙂
Great.
Thanks so much Robin! 🙂
I haven’t actually eaten the salad yet but made the dressing ahead of time. T o e it tasted flat and sour until I added a couple teaspoons of sugar. After that i thought the dressing was great
Glad you were able to make it to your taste preferences! 🙂 Definitely shouldn’t taste sour in any scenario with these flavors so I would definitely check your expiration dates!
I haven’t made it yet but
I bet this would be really good as a
tortilla wrap.
YUMM! Love that idea!
this was amazing !!! love this recipe
So happy to hear this! Thanks so much Stefanie! 🙂
Chelsea, we loved this recipe! I didn’t have any Sriracha or hot sauce, but we’re okay with less spice 🙂 Served it on lettuce and croissants, and with fresh blueberries and strawberries. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Delish!! I’m so glad you enjoyed! Thanks for your comment Kris! 🙂
WOW Chelsea!
This was fantastic!!!! My wife and I loved it, we put it in healthy wraps and ate it plain, will definitely be makeing this often!
I am thrilled to hear this! Thanks so much! 🙂
Oh man!!!! Absolutely awesome!!!!! Couldn’t get enough!!!!
Thanks Chelsea for an outstanding dinner that is now in our rotation
I am so happy you loved this! Thanks Paddy! 🙂